Kremer accumulated 172 2/3 innings last year, a career high by nearly 50 innings. “The goal is 200, that’s the benchmark for starters who are healthy the whole year,” he said.
Backup catcher James McCann equates his role to that of a team psychologist — each player has a different personality, and it’s his job to determine how each ticks.
Hays had one of the strongest years of his career in 2023, making his first All-Star team and hitting .275 with 16 home runs while staying off the injured list for the entire season — something that evaded him earlier in his career.
Four months after Tommy John surgery to repair his partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, Bautista is restricted to lower body and limited arm exercises. He intends to start throwing in April.
The Orioles spent $28.4 million on new players, including Corbin Burnes, acquired from the Brewers and owed $15.6 million this year, and Craig Kimbrel, a free agent signed for $12 million.
The Orioles have now come to terms with all 17 of their arbitration-eligible players. Only two — Austin Hays and Jacob Webb — went to a hearing, and the Orioles lost both times.
MASN was created as a way to compensate Peter Angelos for having a new MLB team move into his territory. What happens when the Angelos family completes a sale of the team, in a much-changed landscape, remains up in the air.
The procedure — a common one for pitchers following Tommy John surgery — cleaned up scar tissue in the elbow and moved his nerve to free it from being compressed by scar tissue in the area.